By Jon Land
The writ served by the Miripiki people against BHP over the operation of its Ok Tedi mine is the latest in a string of disputes over land ownership and control in Papua New Guinea. The outcome of this case will set a precedent of
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The Politics of Pain: Torturers and their Masters
Ronald D. Crelinsten and Alex P. Schmid (ed.)
Leiden: Centre for the Study of Social Conflicts. 1993
Reviewed by Brian Martin
What is there to know about torture, aside from that it's a
Abortion debate on Adelaide Uni
By Maddie Shaw
ADELAIDE — The abortion debate has fired up again at Adelaide University. Two male students recently organised the resurrection of the so-called "Pro-Life Club" amidst a sea of misleading,
May 20 is the 20th anniversary of the formation of Fretilin (Frente Revolucionara do Timor Leste Independente), the largest East Timorese party struggling for independence from Indonesian rule. Its formation in 1974 was motivated by the fall of the
Hindmarsh bridge halted
By Anthony Thirlwall
and Col Smith
ADELAIDE — The federal government has ordered a temporary halt to work on the controversial Hindmarsh Island Bridge.
On May 12, Aboriginal affairs minister Robert Tickner
Ninni
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Enmore Theatre, Sydney until May 22
Reviewed by Kath Gelber
The Bangarra's Dance Theatre's latest production is a colourful, evocative and energetic story told through a combination of narrative, song and
Dr Susan George is well known for her extensive writing on the causes of hunger in the Third World and the social and economic implications of the debt crisis (A Fate Worse than Debt, How the Other Half Dies, Ill Fares the Land). She is a researcher
Wu Kui (The Wooden Man's Bride)
Directed by Huang Jianxin
Reviewed by Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman
Sydney Film Festival director Paul Byrnes says that this year's program reflects the fact that Asia is where the action is, filmwise. But if we
The seasons of love
Drowning in a Sea of Dreams
The One Extra Dance Company
Directed and choreographed by Graeme Watson
At the Performance Space until May 22
Reviewed by Gary Boyle
Variations on the theme of love between men and
Left party formed in Croatia
Two hundred dissidents met in Zagreb to form the Croatian Independent Democrats (HND) in opposition to president Franjo Tudjman's ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) on April 30. In officially announcing the
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